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This week, Cathy calls BS on Turkey Day and scholar Jeremy Carnes helps us understand the connection between art created by American Indians imprisoned at Fort Marion and the art produced by contemporary indigenous people. The trio also offers their perspective on how they attempt to respectfully observe the fourth Thursday in November.
Ever heard of Ledger art?
Links We Mentioned
Ledger Art and Comics: The Talk
Away from Home exhibit about Indian boarding schools
Betty Mae Tiger Jumper (a legendary storyteller)
Highwater Press (comics)
Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki (Seminole Tribe of Florida museum)
nativelands.ca (Who lived where you lived before colonization?)
Catalog of Plains Ledger Art
Red Planet (Now ATCG) books and Comics
The origin story for America's Indian Boarding Schools begins in St. Augustine
Ledger drawings produced by American Indians who were prisoners at Fort Marion
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